Food insecurity, diet quality and body composition: data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) pilot survey in urban Soweto, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether food security, diet diversity and diet quality are associated with anthropometric measurements and body composition among women of reproductive age. The association between food security and anaemia prevalence was also tested.

Design

Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) study. Food security and dietary data were collected by an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Hb levels were measured using a HemoCue, and anaemia was classified as an altitude-adjusted haemoglobin level < 12·5 g/dl. Body size and composition were assessed using anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.

Setting

The urban township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Participants

Non-pregna

SUBMITTER: Kehoe SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195636 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature